National Speed Awareness Course (NSAC)
To attend this course you must have received a letter from the police.
Drivers that attend this course significantly reduce their chances of being involved in a crash and of being caught for the same offence in the next 2 to 3 years.
The course lasts 4 hours, and includes tea and coffee at registration, and a further break will be provided. It takes place in a classroom type setting.
You can attend only one National Speed Awareness course in 3 years. Any further offending will be dealt with by prosecution.
The course trainers have professional driver training backgrounds and follow national guidelines. The police do not participate in the course.
You can take the course in other areas in the UK, just search the police DORS website to attend a course outside of Kent.
Further information on this course can be found at National Driver Offender Retraining Scheme website
Before attending the Speed Awareness course you must:
- agree to the terms and conditions (PDF, 147.7 KB)
- read the medical fitness advice from GOV.UK. Make sure the DVLA are kept up to date.
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Before booking your course please make sure you have the means to pay at the time of booking. You may book online and pay by debit or credit card.
The course costs £92. This is non-refundable.
You must have your driving licence number to book your course. This can be found on your licence photo card. If you do not know your licence number, you can check it through GOV.UK's licence detail viewing service.
You must bring a valid photocard driving licence. If you do not have a photocard driving licence, the old style paper driving licence may be produced with another form of photographic identification.
Failure to produce photographic ID will result in no admittance onto the course and you will incur a rebooking fee.
For more information visit the NDORS website.
If you have any questions concerning your photo identification, which is a requirement to attend the course, you should contact Kent Driver Education team on 03000 41 82 82, well in advance of your course date.
If you currently have a paper licence, you may wish to apply to exchange your paper driver licence to photo driver licence.
If you have lost, damaged or had your drivers licence stolen, apply for a replacement online.
Please make sure you arrive on time.
If you are late you will not be allowed to participate. This could lead to a re-booking fee if we can offer a new course date, or your case being returned to the police.
Courses maybe held at the following venues in Kent.
| Location name | Address |
|---|---|
| The Cornwallis Suite (Maidstone Masonic Centre) | The Cornwallis Suite (Maidstone Masonic Centre) (entrance via Courtney Road) |
| Dartford Judo Club | Dartford Judo Club Cotton Lane Stone Dartford Kent DA2 6PD |
| Hall Place Enterprise Centre | Hall Place Enterprise Centre Harbledown by-pass Canterbury Kent CT2 9AG |
| Innovation Centre Medway | Innovation Centre Medway Maidstone Road Chatham Kent ME5 9FD |
| Oakwood House Hotel | Oakwood House Hotel Oakwood Park Maidstone Kent ME16 8AE |
Salomons Estate | Salomons Estate Broomhill Road Southborough Tunbridge Wells Kent TN3 0TG |
| Singleton Environment Centre | Singleton Environment Centre Singleton Ashford Kent TN23 5LW (entrance via Wesley School Road) |
| The Olympic Swanley | The Olympic Swanley Beechenlea Lane Swanley Kent BR8 8DR |